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How to Become a Voracious Reader

All good habits are difficult to form but they
make your life easy. A reading habit is no exception. But there are certainly
somethings that can be done to establish this habit. Here is a list of 10 tips that can help to make you a voracious reader

Make a list of 12 books that you should read. You can compile this list by
looking at best sellers in NY Times or books in your area of interest or the
most popular books in Goodreads etc. Try to finish one book a month.

It is a good practice to make sure that you read at least 15 pages of a book
every day. You have to read it every single day, whether you feel like it or
not.

Join a reading challenge in a social media forum . The 2016 reading
challenge is underway in Good reads. The 2017 Reading challenge will start in 2 months time.

Join a book club in your area. If there are no book clubs, form
one with like minded people. This will help you with a support group that will
be encouraging and appreciative of your efforts. Also, you will get to learn
from the reading experience of other members of the club during the club
meetings where you discuss on the books that people have read.

Join a book lovers group in Facebook or good reads. This provides the
similar benefits of being part of a tribe, even if not physical. There can be
virtual discussions, book reviews and immense learning.

The amount of information you can acquire depends upon how fast you can read printed materials or articles online. Learn various techniques and methods for speed reading and skimming contents of books. You
can devour more books in a shorter time span using these techniques.

Once you finish reading a book, ensure that you write a review or summary of
the book and your key take away in the form of a blog or review on Goodreads or
on other social media. This will give you a sense of accomplishment and help
retain the knowledge.

Become a member of a lending library. If not a member, try to visit libraries
in your area and browse through the different collections. You can also visit
upmarket book stores where you can sample and savour many books. This will help
you find out the genre of books that you like.

Once you create a habit of reading, read books outside your area of
interest. This will help you understand different forms and structure of
writings and broaden your knowledge base.

Make your intention to read more books public and you will see your family and friends will help you achieve it.

All leaders are readers. Hence, you should cultivate the habit of reading. It
takes time, it takes effort and it takes loads of patience to establish this
habit. Once you start, you may not be able to continue on a daily basis. But do
not give up. Start again. Slowly but surely you will find your rhythm and
become a voracious reader!

I have loved to read since my earliest days - my happiest childhood days were spent in the library. I've come to understand that all reading is reading. By that, I mean that if someone reads tech manuals, it is reading. If someone reads graphic novels, it is reading. If someone reads nothing but blogs, it is reading. There are so many ways to start a love affair with reading. I feel reading, in all of its forms, is to be celebrated. Once the love of reading is realized, then it is time to grow that love. Some good suggestions here for once the love of reading is developed. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

Thanks for visiting my page and providing your comments. I highly appreciate this kind gesture from you. How true that all those who love to read, had developed this love affair in their childhood! My story is also quite similar. You may want to read the first 2 paragraphs of this post here on how my love affair with Books started. http://brajadulal.blogspot.in/2014/07/my-first-love-for-books-andstories.html

These are nice tips. But these days because of TV and internet and YouTube, it is very difficult to get into this habit of reading. Attention span is getting shorter. People simply cannot sit with a book in one place for a long time.

Yes Sir. TV and smartphone are the biggest distraction in life today. But, books, either in paper back format or in soft copy format will continue to be there at least for several more decades to come. Thanks for visiting !!

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